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| Manufacturer | Arrow Development | ||||||||||||
| Product | Launched Loop | ||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Launched - Shuttle | ||||||||||||
| Track layout | Shuttle loop | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Electric winch launch | ||||||||||||
| Height | 56 feet | ||||||||||||
| Drop | 47 feet | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 45 mph | ||||||||||||
| Length | 635 feet | ||||||||||||
| Track inversions | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Rider inversions | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1:06 | ||||||||||||
| G-Force | 4 | ||||||||||||
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Diamond Back is a steel launched shuttle roller coaster manufactured by Arrow Development that is currently standing but not operating at Frontier City in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. It originally operated at Six Flags Great Adventure from 1978 to 1987 as the lower coaster of Lightnin' Loops.
History
Lightnin' Loops opened in 1978 at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, USA. The attraction consisted of two separate roller coasters with interlocking loops. The lower loop (this article) closed in 1987 and was relocated to Frontier City, where it reopened in 1994. The upper loop closed in 1992 and was later relocated to Adventure World (now Six Flags America), where it reopened and operated from 1993 through 1998 as Python. It was removed when the park was rebranded into Six Flags America, being replaced by Two-Face: The Flip Side in 1999. It was subsequently put into storage before being scrapped in 2005.
In March 2025, Frontier City acknowledged that the ride was closed for the season.[1]
Design
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Color scheme
Blue/yellow track and yellow supports, used to be black track with white supports.
Trains
Single train with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 4 riders per car or 24 riders per train.
Images
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The ride's entrance
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References
- ↑ "To the surprise of absolutely nobody, [Diamondback] at Frontier City is SBNO this season". Reddit. jaredharrell85. 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
External links
- Diamond Back on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
